Friendship Meal on the Thirtieth Day After a Brother's Death
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Question
Is there a prohibition on a friendship meal for someone mourning a brother?
Answer
A mourner for a brother and all other relatives is prohibited from attending a friendship meal for thirty days. A mourner for a father and mother is prohibited for twelve months.
Source
It is stated in the Gemara Moed Katan 22b: "For all the deceased, one may enter the house of joy after thirty days, for a father and mother, after twelve months." This is also ruled in the Shulchan Aruch, Siman 391, Seif 2: "For all the deceased, one may enter the banquet house after thirty days; for a father and mother, after twelve months."
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